22 Vol. 11, No.2 Development of Local Green Sections This number of the Bulletin contains reports of the activities of 30 organizations interested primarily in golf course turf. The Green Section is not directly responsible for the formation nor the manage- ment of any of the organizations listed in this number, but it has from their start cooperated in one way or another with most of them. Some of these organizations are confined to members of green com- mittees and some to greenkeepers, while others are organized on a broader basis to admit to membership all individuals who are inter- ested in growing turf. The large number of these organizations is significant in indicating the growing interest in turf problems. All of these organizations have been formed since the establishment of the Green Section of the United States Golf Association in 1920. It is interesting to note that the first local green section was started in Philadelphia in 1921. The first organization of greenkeepers was the Greenkeepers' Club of New England, which held its first meeting in 1924. The purpose in presenting all these reports in one number of the Bulletin is to call attention to the large number of organizations that are interested in turf culture throughout the country. The reports show that some of these organizations have extensive programs for the year, while others are relatively inactive. A review of the many programs given in the following reports should furnish program com- mittees of these organizations with many helpful suggestions for the 1931 season. Organizations 'Yhose Reports are Published on the Following Pages Page Atlanta Green Section '" 46 Central Ohio District Golf Association Gre'en Section 35 Cleveland District Green Section 50 Connecticut State Greenkeepers' Association 49 Detroit District Golf Association Green Section 42 Golf Service Bureau of New England 37 Golf Service Bureau of Pittsburgh 28 Green Committee, Chicago District Golf Association 31 Green Section and Supply Section of Metropolitan Golf Association 25 Greenkeepers' Association of Minnesota 47 Greenkeepers' Association of New Jersey " 32 Greenkeepers' Association of Southern California 43 Greenkeepers' Association of 'Westchester County " .. " 47 Greenkeepers' Association cf \Ve::;tern Michigan 27 Greenkeepers' Club of New England , " " 23 Greenkeepers' Club of \Yestern Pennsylvania '" 40 Indiana GreenkeE:pers' Association 34 Long Island Grcenkeepers' As~ ociation 44 Maintenance Section, St. Louis District Golf Association 33 Michi~an and Border Cities Grcenkeep?rs' Association 43 Mid-Atlantic Association of Grcenkeepers 36 Mid- \Yest Greenkeepers' Association 30 National Association of Greenkeepers of America " '" 46 New Jersey State Golf Association Green Section " 48 Ontario Greenkeepers' Association 39 Philadelphia Association of Golf Course Superintendent~ 41 Philadelphia Green Section and S"'rvice Bureau 44 Rhode Island Greenkeepers' Association " 49 \Vestern New York District Greenk€'2pers' Association 38 \Yisconsin Greenkeepers' Association 45 February, 1931 23 Greenkeepers' Club of New England By Robert A. Mitchell The Greenkeepers' Club of New England has the distinction of being the first club of its kind in the United States. It was in the fall of 1923 that Thomas Fahey, of Winchester, and Alec Brice, then of Belmont Springs, made a canvass of the green keepers of the clubs of metropolitan Boston with a view of ascertaining the sentiment regarding the forming of some kind of a greenkeepers' organization. The .matter ,vas discussed further by Frank R. \Vilson, Jr., of the Charles River Country Club, and C. E. Treat, of the \Voodland Golf Club, on a train returning from the annual meeting of the United Slates Golf Association at New York in January, 1924, when Mr. Treat decided to call a meeting of some of the more prominent green- keepers in the district, at his home, on February 5. At that meeting it was agreed to hold a get-together dinner at Cottrell's Restaurant, in Boston, on February 25, 1924. The dinner was attended by 41 greenkeepers, and there the Greenkeepers' Club of New England was formed, a constitution adopted, and the following officers elected: President, John Shanahan; vice-president, James Holden; secretary, F. H. vVilson; treasurer, C. E. Treat; trustees, Valentine Flood, 'Vil- liam McBride, and James Sullivan. The membership has since grown to 80, one-half of whom are from the Boston district, one-quarter or more from Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts, and the balance .scattered. Membership is confined to greenkeepers and assistant green keepers. On June 9, 1924, our first tournament was held, at Brae Burn. In May, 1925, the club conducted the first outdoor demonstration of golf course equipment and machinery held in this part of the country. During the last 7 years the club has visited and played golf on over 25 of the courses of New England. At our winter meetings we have listened to some of the best authorities on golf course maintenance and construction, have had meetings at the Massachusetts Agricul- tural College and meetings \vith seed and implement men, and have had many interesting discussions of local problems. A spirit of friendship and cooperation has sprung up among the members which is growing year by year. The club has won the respect of those with whom it has come in contact and has raised the standard of green- keeping and increased the skill of its member greenkeepers. In 1929 it started the publieation of its official organ, the Newsletter. This paper, which is published each month, has received much favorable comment; its success is largely due to the untiring efforts of G. C. 'Vest, editor, and M. Burnett, business manager, both of whom are greenkeepers. The purpose of the organization, to quote from its by-laws, is "the advancement. by cooperation, of the interests and welfare of its mem- bers and of those in whose employ they may be from time to time, and the establishment of uplifting standards of dignity and skill among our greenkeepers by cooperative education and training amongst ourselves in the varied requirements of our profession, and the education and training of employes under us in the various de- partments of our ,vork." Regular meetin~s are held monthly. One is the annual banquet and business meeting. Four are educational meetings. Seven are held on golf courses (educational features being a prominent part of 24 Vol. 11, No.2 these meetings). We also cooperate in the holding of a golf equip- ment show, with field demonstrations, and we hold a meeting at the Charles River demonstration garden of the United States Golf Asso- ciation Green Section. We have begun to hold joint meetings also with the state greenkeepers' associations lately organized in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Each year since the founding of a school for greenkeepers at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, at Amherst, we have made a pilgrimage to that institution at the time of its annual golf maintenance exhibits. The following is a brief resume of our 1930 meetings: January 6. Annual meeting with election of officers and banquet. February 3. Business meeting at Horticultural Hall, Boston. Speaker, W. B. Hatch, golf architect. March 3. Business meeting at Horticultural Hall, Boston. Speak- ers, Prof. L. S. Dickinson, Prof. M. J. Markuson, and Dr. W. H. Cub- bon, of Massachusetts Agricultural College. March 15 and 16. Attended the fourth annual golf course main- tenance exhibition at Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst. Two forums for discussion of golf course problems. Joint open meet- ing with Greenkeepers' Club of New England and Connecticut Green- keepers' Association. April 7. Business meeting at Horticultural Hall, Boston. Speaker, Dr. F. J. Sievers, director of the agricultural experiment station at Amherst. May 12. Albemarle Golf Club, West Newton, Mass. Golf tourna- ment. Demonstration of top-dressing equipment. June 2. Unicorn Country Club, Stoneham, Mass. Golf tourna- ment. July 7. Weston Golf Club, Weston, Mass. Golf tournament. Demon- stration of loam steamer. August 4. Agawam Hunt Club, East Providence, R. 1. Golf tour- nament. Inspected extensive grass tennis courts. Combined meeting with Rhode Island greenkeepers. September 2. Stoney Brae Country Club, Wollaston, Mass. Golf tournamen t. October 8. Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass. Club championship golf tournament. November 3. Waltham Country Club, Waltham, Mass. Golf tour- nament. December 1. Hotel Narragansett, Providence, R. I. Joint meet- ing with the Rhode Island and Connecticut greenkeepers' associations. Speakers, Dr. T. E. Odland and Dr. H. F. A. North, of Rhode Island State College. The officers reelected for 1931 are: President, Carlton E. Treat, 'Yoodland Golf Club; first vice-president, Thomas Fahey, Winchester Country Club; second vice-president, James McCormack, Unicorn Country Club; third vice-president, Howard Farrant, The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; treasurer, James Sullivan, Waltham Country Club; secretary, Robert A. Mitchell, Kernwood Country Club, Salem, Mass.; trustee for 3 years, T. W. Swanson, Bear Hill Country Club; trustees, Frank H. 'Yilson, Charles River Country Club; R. Wallace Peckham, Sachuest Golf Club. The board of trustees is in charge of a trust fund for the benefit of the sick and needy. February, 1931 25 Green Section and Supply Section of Metropolitan Golf Association By G. W. Milnes The beginning of the Metropolitan Golf Association Green Section dates back to June 23, 1925, when a special meeting of the Metropoli­ tan Golf Association was called to consider and vote on a plan for the organization of a service bureau for golf clubs in the Metropolitan district. This meeting was attended by nearly 100 delegates, and after a discussion these delegates endorsed the idea of a service bu­ reau and referred the matter to the executive committee with power to act. The purpose of the service bureau, as stated at that time, was primarily to help in the purchase of implements and materials and to distribute information and advice with regard to the maintenance of golf courses.